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- the invention relates to electronic signs. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for connecting a network of electronic signs.
- POP point-of-purchase advertising displays.
- POP displays can take various forms, including shelf-mounted signs, hanging posters, and more. Because an estimated 70% of purchase decisions are made within the retail store itself, effective POP displays can have a dramatic impact on sales for a particular product category or brand.
- static signs have begun to give way to electronic, dynamically updated point-of-purchase displays that present targeted product information, instant coupons, and more.
- none of these systems provide a collaborative environment in which both content providers and merchants determine what is presented and when. It would be advantageous to provide a method and apparatus that allowed both the content providers and the owners of the electronic signs to cooperate in displaying and scheduling the display of content.
- the invention provides a method and apparatus that allows owners of electronic signs, such as retailers, real estate owners, other space owners, and content providers, such as advertisers, entertainment producers, event promoters, visual artists, and general community to participate in an open content network.
- electronic signs are universally uniquely identified and then added to a network in a distributed fashion, after which content is selectively downloaded to the electronic signs.
- the times at which the content is presented are determined collaboratively by the owners of the electronic signs and the content providers.
- the invention further comprises a mechanism that verifies whether the content is actually presented on the electronic signs.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic sign according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a network of electronic signs of FIG. 1 according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of software on the electronic sign of FIG. 1 according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a screenshot spelling a user webpage for a management feature of the invention, including content management, location management, sign management, and user management functions;
- FIG. 5 is a screenshot showing the content management feature the invention in connection with the placing of an ad
- FIG. 6A shows the user dialogue in connection with the invention for selecting locations during the process of placing an ad, including targeting attributes such as demographics and geographies and keywords such as ethnicity, taste, status, sexuality, lifestyle, and interests (see FIGS. 6A and 6B );
- FIG. 7 is a screenshot showing content selection in connection with the placing of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a screenshot showing the scheduling of an ad in connection with the placing of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a screenshot showing selection of locations or placement of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a screenshot showing a confirmation of location selection and scheduling in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 11 is a screenshot showing a play list of ads including ad types, the ads themselves, the published user, the start date, the end date, the pre-status, and the action in accordance with the invention;
- FIG. 12 is a screenshot showing a campaign report location map in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 13 is screenshot showing a campaign report location summary in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 14 is a screenshot showing a location card for a particular neighborhood and location in accordance with the invention.
- the invention provides a method and apparatus that allows owners of electronic signs, such as retailers, real estate owners, other space owners, and content providers, such as advertisers, entertainment producers, event promoters, visual artists, and the general community to participate in an open content network.
- electronic signs are universally uniquely identified and then added to a network in a distributed fashion, after which content is selectively downloaded to the electronic signs.
- the times at which the content is presented are determined collaboratively by the owners of the electronic signs and the content providers.
- the invention further comprises a mechanism that verifies whether the content is actually presented on the electronic signs.
- the invention provides an electronic sign device that processes and presents visual and audio content.
- the presently preferred embodiment of the device 100 comprises a processor 10 , a volatile memory 50 , and a persistent memory 60 that are arranged to store and present electronic content.
- the device further comprises an input/output interface 20 and a network interface 30 for communication with external data sources.
- the device further comprises a display 40 , such as a flat panel display, and optionally, one or more audio speakers 45 through which content is presented.
- the flat panel display can comprise, for example, an LCD panel, plasma display, front projection screen, or rear projection screen.
- the invention provides a means for an electronic sign to identify itself universally.
- Each electronic sign is assigned a universally unique identifier 65 which is stored in the persistent memory of the electronic sign.
- the MAC address of a network interface card is used as the unique identifier for the electronic sign.
- Other uniquely assigned numbers or strings such as processor ID numbers and/or sequentially assigned alphanumerical strings, may also serve as a unique identifier.
- the invention provides means to record a history of content presented on the electronic sign.
- the history of content that has been presented is written into the persistent memory of the electronic sign.
- the history file is encrypted using a public key encryption algorithm to provide authenticity that establishes that the file is not falsely constructed. Other predetermined encryption algorithms may also be used to provide authenticity.
- the history provides a mechanism for verifying that specific content was actually presented on the electronic sign. This is useful for collecting statistics to identify effective campaigns, learn about a market, establish advertising rates, and the like.
- the invention provides a system 200 for connecting a plurality of electronic signs 100 into a content network 130 comprising one or more electronic signs 100 according to the invention; and server configured to store registration information for electronic signs, content files, information on how content files should be targeted to electronic signs, content selection and approval information, and histories of content presentation on electronic signs.
- the server may comprise a single installation or a distributed system, and includes:
- the system also comprises:
- the invention provides necessary software 300 on the electronic signs to download visual and audio content, present the content, and record a presentation history.
- the data transportation software 210 uses the unique identifier 65 to determine and download appropriate content to the server 130 , or via the proxy server 110 .
- Content is downloaded in the form of content files 220 and a play list 230 that describes how content should be presented.
- Content files can be in the form of video such as MPEG files, pictures such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF files, animation such as Flash files, and slide shows such as a sequence of JPEG, GIF, TIFF files.
- audio in any format such as AIF, WAV, and MP3 can accompany the content or can be presented separately.
- presentation history 240 is uploaded to the server.
- the presentation history is processed on the server to determine how many times a content file is played on the electronic sign and when it is played on the electronic sign.
- Content presentation software 250 reads in the play list and content files, and uses the flat panel display 40 and audio speakers 45 to present the content.
- a record is written into the presentation history that contains the content file name or index and the time at which the content file was played. Such record is encrypted to ensure validity of the record and is uploaded to the server periodically to determine the actual number of times the content is presented on the electronic sign.
- an advertiser may determine to pay the owner of the electronic sign a placement fee for every time an ad is shown. Having the presentation history provides an audit trail to determine actual performance.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic sign according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a network of electronic signs of FIG. 1 according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of software on the electronic sign of FIG. 1 according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a screenshot spelling a user webpage for a management feature of the invention, including content management, location management, sign management, and user management functions.
- FIG. 5 is a screenshot showing the content management feature the invention in connection with the placing of an ad.
- FIG. 6A shows the user dialogue in connection with the invention for selecting locations during the process of placing an ad, including targeting attributes such as demographics and geographies and keywords such as ethnicity, taste, status, sexuality, lifestyle, and interests (see FIGS. 6A and 6B ).
- FIG. 7 is a screenshot showing content selection in connection with the placing of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a screenshot showing the scheduling of an ad in connection with the placing of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a screenshot showing selection of locations or placement of an ad in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a screenshot showing a confirmation of location selection and scheduling in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 11 is a screenshot showing a play list of ads including ad types, the ads themselves, the published user, the start date, the end date, the pre-status, and the action in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 12 is a screenshot showing a campaign report location map in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 13 is screenshot showing a campaign report location summary in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 14 is a screenshot showing a location card for a particular neighborhood and location in accordance with the invention.
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- A set of functions to manage a network of electronic signs and content presented on the electronic signs. The functions are presented via a
web interface 140, which is provided to owners of electronic signs and content providers to access the set of functions, and which includes:- Means for registering and managing a plurality of
electronic signs 170 in a content network. Each electronic sign is registered using its unique identifier along with other identifying information, including type and size of the electronic sign, physical address where the electronic sign is located, business type to which the electronic sign belongs, viewer demographics of the electronic sign, tags for preferred content types, as well as other rating information of the electronic sign; - Means for uploading electronic visual and
audio content 160 from content sources to the server. Content uploaded to the server is targeted to one or more electronic signs based on any or all of the registration information for the electronic signs; and - Means for owners of electronic signs to select and approve content to be presented 180 on the electronic signs.
- Means for registering and managing a plurality of
- A set of functions to manage a network of electronic signs and content presented on the electronic signs. The functions are presented via a
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communication network 120 for example, the Internet, that provides network access to the set of functions to manage the network of electronic signs; - Another
communication network 150, which in principal can be identical to the first communication network, that provides network connections for electronic signs to communication with the server; and - A
proxy server 110, which can be used in place of direct network access, to synchronize the content between electronic signs and the server, using a network or a portable data transportation medium.
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- New owners of electronic signs join the content network by registering their electronic signs through a Web interface. Each electronic sign is registered using its unique identifier, along with other identifying information including type and size of the electronic sign, physical address where the electronic sign is located, business type to which the electronic sign belongs, viewer demographics of the electronic sign, tags for preferred content types, as well as other rating information of the electronic sign. Viewer demographics include age, gender, income level, marital status, occupation, and ethnicity. Examples of tags for content types include typical content categories, such as people, places, things, art, animation, and sports.
- Owners of electronic signs manage electronic signs through the Web interface. All registered electronic signs are listed; registration information of electronic signs can be updated; electronic signs can be added and removed from the system.
- Content provides, i.e. content sources, register on the server through the Web interface. Content providers are then able to upload electronic visual and audio content to the server. Content providers can also specify which electronic signs the content is to be presented on by listing the criteria that electronic signs need to meet. Such criteria include types and sizes of electronic signs, physical addresses where electronic signs are located, business types to which electronic signs belong, viewer demographics of electronic signs, tags for preferred content types, as well as unique identifications of electronic signs, among other information to describe the targeted electronic signs.
- Content targeted to an electronic sign waits for approval by the owner of the electronic sign before it is presented on the electronic sign. When the owner of the electronic sign logs onto the system through the Web interface, all content waiting for approval is listed. If approved, the content is presented on the electronic sign. If rejected, the content is not presented on the electronic sign.
- Through the Web interface, the owner of an electronic sign can also arrange the order and timing of content presented on the electronic sign.
- An electronic sign is connected to the content network via a communication network, through an additional proxy server, or both. When connected through a communication network, the electronic sign communicates and exchanges data with the server directly via the network. Presently contemplated types of network connection include both wired and wireless networks, such as cable modems, dedicated subscriber line (DSL), phone line modems, cellular or mobile networks, Ethernet, Wifi networks, and WiMax networks. When connected through a proxy server, the electronic sign first exchanges data with the proxy server through physical storage devices, such as USB disks, SD cards, and CompactFlash cards. The proxy server then exchanges the data with the server via the proxy server.
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